What did scientists learn from the Voyager missions to Saturn?

Answer 1

Scientists discovered many things from the two Voyager missions in 1980 and 1981. They discovered a hexagonal pattern of circulation above the northern pole. They learned more about Saturn's rings and their complexity, finding more "gaps" in the widest rings. They found even more of the numerous small moons that orbit the planet or lie within the rings. Voyager 1 also made the first close observations of the moon Titan.

Answer 2

Saturn is the second largest planet (after Jupiter) but it is much less dense than other planets. It is the only planet with a prominent visible disk of rings, which are mostly water ice. Galileo saw its rings in 1610, but mistook them for moons. Its largest moon, Titan, was not identified until 1655.The planet is hot inside, like most planets, but very cold near the top of its thick gaseous atmosphere. The winds can blow at speeds over 400 m/sec (900 mph).

Some other interesting aspects of the planet:

• Saturn is an average of 889 million miles from the Sun. It is the 6th planet from the Sun and orbits more slowly than closer planets, taking almost 29 1/2 Earth years to complete one orbit.
• Saturn has 95 times the mass of Earth, and its volume is 760 times as large.
• There is no actual surface on the planet: the atmosphere gets thicker and hotter until it is nearly as dense as the solid rocky center.
• The exterior of Saturn rotates about once every 10.2 to 10.6 Earth hours (depending on the latitude). The rapid rotation causes it to become oblate -- it has the largest equatorial bulge of any planet.
• The average density of the planet is very low: it would actually float in water!
• It is named for the Roman god Saturn (Saturnus), god of agriculture and the harvest
• Saturn has four main groups of rings and three fainter, narrower ring groups. These groups are separated by gaps called divisions. Close up views of Saturn's rings by the Voyager spacecrafts, which flew by them in 1980 and 1981, showed that these seven ring groups are made up of thousands of smaller rings. The exact number is not known. Several of the rings have tiny "shepherd moons" within them.
• Saturn has 62 known moons, nearly as many as Jupiter. The largest, Titan, is larger than the planet Mercury, and has a frigid nitrogen atmosphere and lakes of liquid methane and other hydrocarbons.

Saturn is second biggest planet in the Solar System, 815 times larger than earth.

Saturn is for most people their favorite planet because of its beautiful rings and the fact that it looks completely smooth. There are more than ten thousand of them, but 80% are too small (25 m or less) to be seen.

Saturn takes 29.46 years to travel around Sun, so it travels about 4.5 billion km.

Saturn is often called the queen among planets because it is almost as big as Jupiter (earth diameter size). It is called after Roman god, Saturnus, god of seed-time and harvest It also gave us the name for day, Saturday

Saturn is not solid, but is made almost entirely gas, mostly liquid hydrogen and helium, The only rocks are in it's small core.

Saturn is so low in average density that if you had a bath tub big enough, and put Saturn in it, it would float.

The outer atmosphere of Saturn consists about 96.3% molecular hydrogen and 3.25% helium.

It has seven rings.

Saturn is a planet that many people thought was an ocean I have herd people call it the sea of wonder

It has colourful rings.There are plenty of interesting facts about the planet Saturn. Saturn is made mostly of hydrogen. Another cool fact is that four spacecraft's have visited Saturn. Saturn orbits the Sun every 29.4 years.

Saturn has 60 moons and even more to be confirmed.
it is gas so you cant live on it

Answer 3

Scientists learned that Saturn has complex ring systems with intricate structures, and it has numerous moons with diverse features including active geology and unique surface compositions. The Voyager missions also provided data on Saturn's magnetic field, atmosphere, and overall composition, helping to deepen our understanding of the planet's formation and evolution.

Answer 4

that it has at least 40 moons if you are not looking for his answer then please type in another one

Answer 5

they have discovered mutant life upon saturn